Black Cherry tomato
Solanum lycopersicum 'Black Cherry'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Vine
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Purple
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Black Cherry' tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Black Cherry') is a vegetable for food gardens and containers. It is typically grown as an annual. It is tender to cold, and the first hard frost will kill it. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It is not a favorite of rabbits, though hungry rabbits will eat almost anything. This open-pollinated type matures in about 65 days, and bees visit its purple blooms.
Pairs well with Bouquet dill, Alpha calendula, and Cilantro.